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Giustiniani (3650) 2014-06-06 6:09

Bonjour Andrew,
un très joli site superbement photographié. Une excellente composition sous une très belle lumière. Une photo très réussie.
Amicalement,
Magaly

Disabled_A (0) 2014-06-06 6:17

Hi Andrew,
a very good Note, and a very expressive photo which is radiant with a special light and expressing a special (sad, though) mood - thanks to the shining silvery "wings" against the dark cloudy sky. Excellent POV.
kind regards,
Elena

daddo (28748) 2014-06-06 7:28

Hi Andrew. I find it difficult to see wings as the four shapes on the left look to me more like executioners' swords. Definitely a sculpture that cannot be ignored, especially in the way it catches the light.My father was in the Balkan mountains fighting the invaders in Tito's army that was poorly equipped but resolute, believing in a better tomorrow- a world away from D-Day events. Regards. Klaudio.

besnard (59196) 2014-06-06 7:51

Bonjour Andrew
Une très belle image pour commémorer l'événement. Le ciel chargé fait ressortir la brillance de la sculpture.
Amitiés et bonne fin de journée.
Nicole

SnapRJW (31631) 2014-06-06 13:18

Hello Andrew - The enormity of the D Day landings was something I was not really concious of until this week and the celebration of the 70th anniversary. I have been humbled by the extraordinary bravery and fortitude shown by those who gave all that they had in order that we may live in peace and freedom. I appreciate you posting this, it is a beautiful shot with the especially fine lighting on the sculpture giving a sense of form and shape. There is a poignancy in the three flags which flutter in the breeze.

A salutary note and an appreciated image. Thank you.

Rosemary

emka (157280) 2014-06-06 16:04

Hello Andrew, We heard a lot last days about the freedom. First, two day ago it was 25 years of our first (fast) free elections in Poland and Solidarity gtimes. It was acknowledged by Obama and others that it was the beginning of these unbelievable changes in Europe. And today we saw in TV the celebrations of the D-DAy . I saw an interview with the two man who were the veterans of this fight. How brave were these often very young people who gave their lives. There were also Polish soldiers there.

I am first generation that have been living maybe not in the best system but at least without horror of war. My father survived three wars, spent six years in officers camp, my mother took part in Warsaw uprising, a heroic and tragic 63-day struggle to liberate World War 2 Warsaw from Nazi/German occupation.
Excellent photo for this celebrations. Daddo is right, for me also these for "wings" look rather like swords. But it is not important, the message is important.
WArm regrads |Malgo

batalay (41261) 2014-06-08 6:53

Hello Andrew,

The photo is superb, although the shapes of these sails are more like scimitars. Your note is excellent, as usual. My father, who had been a courier from the Turkish Government to Turkish Embassies in London, Paris, Berlin, Moscow... during WWII, died at 93, eleven years ago. An appropriate piece of symbolism for D-Day, 70 years ago. I want to share with you an extraordinary link that a friend sent me from Hawaii, "D-Day Landing Sites Then and Now: Normandy Beaches in 1944 and 70 Years Later".

Warm regards,

Bulent

adramad (72532) 2014-11-02 14:57

Hi Andrew.
A wonderful composition, from a place so renowned for the heroic actions of the 2nd War, wonderful and very original this commemorative sculpture and achieved great perspective on the image, with a slightly threatening sky.
A wonderful color that gives great richness to the image.
Very good management of lighting and very good sharpness.
Well done. I love it.
Wish you a very nice week.
Best wishes.
Luis.

eldancer1 (36343) 2015-10-10 14:35

Beautiful memorial for D-Day, I like the way light shines on the art work against the dark cloudy sky, very appropriate. I don't think I've this memorial posted anywhere before. Nicely captured with good details. Very well done, tfs.